Mfam Surname

262,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mfam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mfam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2211:145,0809,240
Cameroon2681:77,4979,544
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mfam (255) may also be a first name.

Mfam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mfam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mfam occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 262,012th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,868,100 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfam reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 557,860th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 255 people.

The surname Mfam is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,221 people, or 1 in 145,080. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 91 percent are found, Rivers, where 2 percent are found and Benue, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfame8913/
Mfamd891/
Mfaam891/
Mfaume8031,727/
Nfam75517/
Mfom75428/
Mfan7564/
Mfoum67867/
Mfane6794/
Mfain6761/
Mfome6742/
Mfang6728/
Mpham674/
Mfomg671/
Nfaum671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mfam
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